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☆ Israel, Gaza and What We Get Wrong - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Nicholas Kristof | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

We’ve reached a searing milestone: In just five weeks of war, half of 1 percent of Gaza’s population has been killed. The second myth is that Palestinians can be put off indefinitely, strung along by Israel, the United States and other countries. I’m all for surgical strikes against Hamas and I would be delighted if Israel managed to end extremism in Gaza. It also means renouncing what Netanyahu called “mighty vengeance” that transforms entire neighborhoods of Gaza into rubble, with bodies buried underneath. If you weep only for Israeli children, or only for Palestinian children, you have a problem that goes beyond your tear ducts.

Persons: —, We’ve, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Isaac Herzog, Israel, Roy Grow, Mohammed Alshannat, ”, Netanyahu, don’t Organizations: Hamas, Health Ministry, United Nations, Bank, Carleton College Locations: Gaza, Yemen, Syria, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Israel, United States, Palestinian, Palestine, Saudi Arabia

☆ Read the new letter from Mitt Romney and billionaire Seth Klarman slamming Harvard's 'silence' over 'antisemitism on campus' as 'astounding'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A group of Harvard alum, including Mitt Romney and billionaire Seth Klarman, are condemning its leadership. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . On Monday, a group of Harvard alumni including Senator Mitt Romney and billionaire investor Seth Klarman wrote an open letter slamming the school's leadership and its response to purported antisemitism on campus. Other alums condemned Harvard's response to both the terrorist attacks and the student letter.

Persons: Mitt Romney, Seth Klarman, alums, —, Bill Helman, Bain, Mark Nunnelly, Joanna Jacobson, Claudine Gay, Bill Ackman, Les Wexner, Idan Ofer, Batia, Michael Hemesath Organizations: Harvard, Service, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Ivy League, University of Pennsylvania, Carleton College, Saint John's University Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Billionaire donors are loudly boycotting Ivy Leagues. It may not hurt the schools as much as you think.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But the lost donations might not hurt the schools as much as you might think — at least when taken in isolation. The donors blasting Penn also have given sums that, by any standard, are enormous. Schools could battle a reputational blowUnless the pile-on keeps coming, which it very well might, these schools' bottom lines could be just fine. "As prominent donors withdraw support, other donors may take that as a signal of the loss of institutional focus on education, and these many smaller donors may decide that they too should withdraw support," he added. AdvertisementAdvertisementAt the same time, schools that shift their policies or statements in response to the backlash may be accused of pandering to donors.

Persons: —, Marc Rowan, alums, Huntsman, David Magerman, Clifford Asness, Ronald Lauder, Victoria's, Les Wexner, Michael Hemesath, Penn, Rowan, Lauder, Elizabeth Magill, Hemesath, Max Cavitch Organizations: Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Service, Ivy League, Penn, Wexner Foundation, Carleton College, Saint John's University, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Locations: Israel, Wharton

☆ Asa Fitch at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Asa Fitch | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Asa FitchAsa Fitch is a reporter covering the semiconductor companies in The Wall Street Journal’s San Francisco bureau, including Intel, Nvidia and Qualcomm. Prior to his move to California, he spent a decade as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East. He joined the Journal in Dubai, where he initially covered business and finance before shifting to covering regional politics and conflicts in Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Israel and the Palestinian territories. Asa began his career as a general-news reporter in Connecticut and a personal finance reporter in New York. He is a graduate of Carleton College and Columbia University's journalism school.

Persons: Asa Fitch Asa Fitch, Asa Organizations: San, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Journal, Carleton College, Columbia Locations: San Francisco, California, Dubai, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Palestinian, Connecticut, New York

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